Impeachment Move Upheld Against Judge Holt in Florida
In Tallahassee a House Committee urged impeachment after a two week review of Senior Circuit Judge George E. Holt. The 65 to 25 vote suspended Holt pending Senate action set for July 8. A separate outcome involved Judge Vincent C. Giblin with a 49 to 30 vote, prompting talk of an investigative committee and possible special election in Dade County.
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Tallahassee
House
George E. Holt
Holt
Senate
John B. Orr Jr
Vincent C. Giblin
Giblin
Dade County
HITS THE POOR If grocery tax passes it hurts the poor
A letter denounces a 3 percent state sales tax on groceries and medicine proposed by the Senate. It warns the levy would raise real estate taxes and costs for tobacco, cigarettes, liquor, clothing, and auto tags, harming the poor, lame, and sick while lawmakers may be unaffected. The author notes a $130,000,000 House bill and urges excluding essentials from taxation.
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Senate
Gl oria Rolle to speak at BTW Sketh Bector T. Wein gram High
Miss Gloria Rolle, class of 1749 and YWGA director in St Louis, will headline the BTW Sketh Bector T Wein gram High School reunion on Tuesday June 4 at 2 pm in the school auditorium. She will address The Dawn of a New Day. The program also includes a second speaker on Today's Demands and traditional reunion activities. All BTW graduates and the public are invited to attend.
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Gloria Rolle
YWGA
St. Louis
Sketh Bector T. Weingram
Rolle
BTW
Tuesam
School pay rises and political moves in Florida 1959
Teachers are promised pay increases from $350 to $1,228 based on degree and experience. Circuit Judge Holt is suspended with calls for Judge Giblin to take his place. The House acts on a Senate bill to run public schools for 12 months. A bill to ban obscene literature in Florida carries up to $1,000 fine and three years in jail, effective July 1. Six senators named to an interracial committee to study and reform Florida's educational system.
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House
Senate
Florida
Haiti Names 17 Officials for New Government
Haiti's provincial president Daniel Fignole announced a new governing team on Tuesday, appointing 10 ministers and two undersecretaries along with 17 other officials to run the republic. The action marks the start of his administration's effort to stabilize governance.
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Haiti
Daniel Fignole
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Miami
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Garth C. Reeves
Negro Press
America
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Associated Negro Press
Sis
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Rolle and
O'Berry
Booker T. Washington
Harlem Square Ballroom
Paul R. Henry
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Coconut Grove
E. G. Luckie
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Longshoremen Hall
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J. Posner, Inc
Luby
Chevrolet Co
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Luby Chevrolet
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